Rotor



R. A. L. VOLET May 5, 1931.

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H i m IOUJ @n Patented May 5, 1931 am Amman LAURENT vorm?, vo1 Lalvanaunns'r. HILAIRE, Imca BJOTOB Application iled October 8, 1928, Serial lo. 309,897, and in Belgium November 12, 1927.

The present invention relates to special structures for forming the rotors of electrical machines.

One of the objects of the invention is to 5 provide means for more perfectly insulating the heads of the windings from one another' and fromlthe machine frame.

Anotherobject is to provide more rugged means for maintaining the windings more lo electively in position against the action of centrifugal force.

Further objects will appear in the course of the detailed description now to be given with reference tothe accompanying drawing; in which ig. 1 is a diagrammatic section through one constructive embodiment of the invention;

F ig. 2 represents an end-view of a retaine ement; ig. 3 is a section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2; i 4 illustrates a retainingl 'element as `seen rom the end opposite to t at shown in Fig'. 2; y igs. 5 and 6 are sections taken on lines Fig. 7 is an end-view of one of the special washers represented in Fig. 1.

Referring to the Various figures of the drawin s, a, a are grooved end-.elements adapte to be mounted on a shaft b, elements a and b having flattened portions coacting to prevent rotation of one relatively to the other, c and g bakelized. washers adapted to insulate a pair of windings e and f wound over end-elements a, a and a grooved laminated core d, and h, h a pair of insulating tubes adapted to maintain balancing masses in place in a manner to be described further End elements a, a are formed with a central .hub portion a1 adapted to coact with shaft b and carry a lurality of arms having end grooves formed therein to ermit the lissage of a plurality of layers o windings. he eepest part of each end groove is limited centrally by hub aL and peripherally by trian lar masses a2 (Fi 6) permitting a winding of quadrilatera. form suchf as e (Fig. 4) to be wound therein. Themore superficial portion of each end-groove is limited internally by a1 and externally by masses a3 continuous with masses a', masses a3 presenting a triangular section (Fig. 5), preferably isoceles, permitting a winding of the type f to be Wound so as to lic out of phase with respect to winding e.

wWashers c are formed with notches c and 0" positioned so that when notches o9 coact with the apices of triangular masses a, notches o0 are in line with the main spaces between adjacent arms of the end-element.

A series of grooves a00 are formed in the peripheral portion of each arm and are adapted to receive metallic masses m for balancing the rotor. A pair of tubes z., zy tit endwise over each end element a, and maintain the masses in grooves L00 in position.

The rotor is assembled in the following manner:-

Laminated core d having longitudinal grooves formed therein for receiving a winding is mounted securely against rotation on shaft b. End elements a, a are then slipped onto the shaft so that the open spaces between adjacent arms are in line with the grooves in core d. A. first winding is then laid down substantially in the manner shown by dotted line e in Fig. 4 so as to fill the deeper portion az of the end-grooves in elements a, a. YVashers c, c are then slipped onto the shaft so that notches c" engage with the apices of masses a3. Winding eis thus completely enclosed in a Casin formed by the end-groove and Washer c. second winding (or a second layer of windings) fmay then be wound over washers c, 0 substantially as shown in Fig. 4, so as to fill that portion of the end groove corresponding to a3. An end-Washer 90 g 'similar to washer c is then slipped over Winding f and it suffices only to place balancing masses in grooves a and tubes h over the latter to completethe assembly.

lVhile the foregoing description has been 95 `given with reference to a rotor carrying quadrilaterally mounted windings, it will at once begevident to those skilled in the art that, by modifying the number of arms on elements a and changing the forms of masses a2 and 100 I a, end-elements for windings of any form .ing deep and superficial surfaces positioned Whatever mav be provided, 1n angular relatlon with one another.

What I claim is In testimony whereof I have hereunto set l. A rotor comprising in combination a my hand- 5 core having a plurality of longitudinal REN ALFRED LAURENT VOLET. 70

grooves formed therein adapted to receive a winding, a pair of end-elements having endgrooves formed therein in continuity with the longitudinal grooves in the core, said endgrooves presenting a pair of lateral walls, i 75 and a winding laid down in and lying below the level of the surfaces in which the grooves of the end-elements are formed.

2. The rotor defined in claim 1, in combination with a closure element fitting into Contact 80 with the lateral walls of the end-grooves so as to cover the winding lying within said endgrooves, a coil laid down over said closure element. said coil also lying below the level of the surfaces in which the grooves of the 85 y end-elements are formed, and an end closure fitting over said coil.

3. A rotor comprising a core having a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed therein, a pair of end-elements having grooves 90 formed therein in continuity with the longitudinal grooves of the core, said end-elements also having a peripheral recess formed therein, a balancing mass positioned in said y recess, a winding laid down in theA rooves 95 of the core and the end-elements, andg means for retaining said mass in the recess:

4. A rotor comprising a core having a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed therein adapted to receive a winding, a pair of lol) end-elements having grooves formed therein in continuity with the longitudinal grooves in the core, said end-elements also having a peripheral recess formed therein adapted to receive a balancing mass, and a tube formed 1,05

to slide over and enclose said peripheral recess.

5. In a rotor, an end-element having a groove formed in the end thereof, said groove 4.5 extending continuously around the end-element and sending oil a plurality of prolongations towards the periphery of the end-ele nient whereby a winding may be laid down s`0 as to pass from one of saidprolongation into 50 another, said groove being limited internally 115 and externally by lateral walls and having an open side adapted to permit the insertion of ay winding. 6. The structure defined in 'claim 5, in combination with a closure element formed to fit into said groove.

7. The structure delined in claim 5, in comhination with a closure element adapted to fit into said groove, said closure element'being formed so that portions of the periphery 12" thereof conform in outline to the lateral Walls of said groove.

'8.'In a. rotor, an end element having a groove formed in the end thereof, said groove v Y C5 being limited by spaced lateral walls present- 130 

